A Redstone man says he’s a “sovereign citizen” and should not have to face consequences for a DUI he received late last year in Aspen. 
Stefan Schutter, 36, appeared Tuesday in Pitkin County Court and objected to efforts by the District Attorney’s Office to keep him from raising the sovereign citizen defense in his DUI trial scheduled for later this month.
“I can’t consent to your jurisdiction,” Schutter told Pitkin County Judge Erin Fernandez-Ely. “Your jurisdiction is not proved. We can’t move forward.”
Fernandez-Ely reminded Schutter that she’d previously denied his oral motion to raise the sovereign citizen defense and that it was time to move the case forward.
“We can’t,” Schutter said.
“We can,” Fernandez-Ely said, advising him that if he chooses to ignore the court, a warrant would be issued for his arrest.
“That would be a non-executable warrant,” Schutter said, before asking for an “admiralty lawyer.”
“This is not an admiralty court,” Fernandez-Ely said.
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